Gastrointestinal Lymphoma

Gastrointestinal lymphomas have attracted increasing interest over the past few years and are a topic characterized by intensive and ongoing activity. Insights in their pathogenesis and biological behavior have expanded impressively. However, this increased understanding has also raised many new questions. Experts from all over the world came together to exchange their experiences and to discuss new concepts at an international Symposium in Würzburg, Germany, in 1998. This book summarizes the presentations.

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I. Basics, Histomorphology and Molecular Biology.- Epidemiology and Prognostic Aspects of Gastric Malt-Lymphoma.- Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Type Lymphoma.- Tumor Biology of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphomas.- Histological Grading with Clinical Relevance in Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma.- Pathology of Intestinal Lymphomas.- Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: Implications of Animal Models on Pathogenic and Therapeutic Considerations - Mouse Models of Gastric Lymphoma.- II. State-of-the-Art.- Vaccination Against Helicobacter pylori.- III. Clinical Aspects.- Primary Gastric Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Requirements for Diagnosis and Staging.- Gastric Lymphomas: Aspects of Follow-Up and After-Care.- Positron Emission Tomography for Detection and Staging of Malignant Lymphoma.- IV. Therapy.- Gastrointestinal Lymphomas - The Dutch Experience.- Gastrointestinal Lymphomas: The French Experience of the Groupe D'etude des Lymphomes Digestifs (GELD).- Treatment of Primary Gastric Lymphoma: Experience in the National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo.- Primary Gastric Lymphoma: Brief Overview of the Recent Princess Margaret Hospital Experience.- Relapse of Low-Grade Gastric MALT Lymphoma After Helicobacter Pylori Eradication: True Relapse or Persistence? Long-Term Post-Treatment Follow-Up of a Multicenter Trial in the North-East of Italy and Evaluation of the Diagnostic Protocol's Adequacy.- Eradication of Helicobacter pylori and Stability of Remissions in Low-Grade Gastric B-Cell Lymphomas of the Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue: Results of an Ongoing Multicenter Trial.- Gastrointestinal Lymphomas: The Würzburg Study Experience.